Best Of 2023: Jazz/Improv

Best Of 2023: Jazz/Improv

MAGNET’s Bill Meyer picks the best jazz/improv releases of the year 1) Natural Information Society Since Time Is Gravity (Eremite)2)
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Best Of 2023: Indie Roots

Best Of 2023: Indie Roots

MAGNET’s Devon Leger picks the best indie-roots releases of the year 1) Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah Bark Out Thunder Roar
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Live Review: Travis Scott, Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 10, 2023

Live Review: Travis Scott, Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 10, 2023

Let it be said, let it be spoken: Travis Scott not only created mad, tense energy on his craggy rock-formation-designed
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The Moss At The End, Nashville

The Moss At The End, Nashville

The Moss at The End, Nashville. Photos by Skylar Watkins.
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Normal History Vol. 768: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 768: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Essential New Music: François J. Bonnet & Stephen O’Malley's "Cylene II"

Essential New Music: François J. Bonnet & Stephen O’Malley’s “Cylene II”

Have you heard the one about the composer/sound theorist who teamed up with a slow-motion metal guitarist? There you go,
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Baroness: Lessons In Chemistry

Baroness: Lessons In Chemistry

In September, Baroness released sixth album Stone (Abraxan Hymns), its much anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Gold And Grey. It’s Baroness’
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Uncle Lucius' "All The Angelenos" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Uncle Lucius’ “All The Angelenos” Video

Californians have been fleeing the Golden State in droves, with Austin, Texas, a preferred destination for many. The influx has
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Allison Russell At World Cafe Live, Philadelphia

Allison Russell At World Cafe Live, Philadelphia

Allison Russell at World Cafe Live, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich.
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Normal History Vol. 767: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 767: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Matt Pond PA & Alexa Rose's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" Video

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Matt Pond PA & Alexa Rose’s “Bitter Sweet Symphony” Video

Collaborations are born out of different dynamics. For Alexa Rose and Matt Pond PA, it was something just this side
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Essential New Music: Daniel Bachman's "When The Roses Come Again"

Essential New Music: Daniel Bachman’s “When The Roses Come Again”

Daniel Bachman’s latest album takes its name from a tune that’s been sung by Songs Of The Pioneers, Billy Bragg
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A Conversation With Pete Droge

A Conversation With Pete Droge

Pete Droge has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. Several months removed from the most debilitating symptoms
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Normal History Vol. 766: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 766: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Essential New Music: Jason Adasiewicz's "Roscoe Village: The Music Of Roscoe Mitchell"

Essential New Music: Jason Adasiewicz’s “Roscoe Village: The Music Of Roscoe Mitchell”

Roscoe Village is a comfortable neighborhood on Chicago’s north side where you can drop a few bucks on brunch. It’s
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A Conversation With Jon Dee Graham

A Conversation With Jon Dee Graham

The last time we caught up with Jon Dee Graham, he was struggling to strike a balance between making a
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Live Review: Bob Dylan, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 19, 2023

Live Review: Bob Dylan, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 19, 2023

Ever since his surprise move from strummed acoustic guitars to amped-up electrification in 1965, fans of Bob Dylan have repeatedly
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Normal History Vol. 765: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 765: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Acetone's "Nobody Home (Demo)"

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Acetone’s “Nobody Home (Demo)”

If Acetone flew under your radar in the ’90s, you’ll have your work cut out for you with I’m Still
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The Basement Vapes, Volume 19: The Conspiracy Stomp—Wasn’t That A Time!

The Basement Vapes, Volume 19: The Conspiracy Stomp—Wasn’t That A Time!

MAGNET’s Mitch Myers asks the burning question: Does anyone know anyone who knows anything about the Conspiracy Stomp? I have
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MAGNET Exclusive: Daniel Donato’s Guide To The Universe

MAGNET Exclusive: Daniel Donato’s Guide To The Universe

With his cosmic-country credo tucked under one arm and a quirky intellect under the other, Daniel Donato has become a
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Live Review: Codeine, New York City, Nov. 9, 2023

Live Review: Codeine, New York City, Nov. 9, 2023

September, 1993. That’s the last time I saw Codeine play live, and it was a revelation. Codeine performed a lengthy,
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Normal History Vol. 764: The Art Of David Lester

Normal History Vol. 764: The Art Of David Lester

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places
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Essential New Music: Madhuvanti Pal's "The Holy Mother (Plays The Rudra Veena)"

Essential New Music: Madhuvanti Pal’s “The Holy Mother (Plays The Rudra Veena)”

The Holy Mother (Plays The Rudra Veena) is the vinyl debut from Madhuvanti Pal. The relationship between femininity and the rudra
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R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania